31-01-2026, 10:58 PM
Chapter 27: The Rescue & The Converging Paths
Vikram was recovering — bandages still tight around his ribs, sling on his arm, but he could move without wincing every step. The private hospital had been a quiet sanctuary, but the outside world was pulling him back.
In Mohan’s car on the way back to the hospita after dropping Mirnaa.l, Vikram stared out the window. The city blurred past — shops, crowds, the same world that had chewed him up. He thought of Mirna — her quiet smile, her hand in his during the bad nights. He didn’t want to enter Sekaran's world. He wanted to come clean before loving her, before marrying her. No shadows, no blood.
But Sekaran was the first one who trusted him and groomed him as a token of thanks.. He needs to fix it by entering their old once, fix it for Sekaran and get back to Mirnaa..
He turned to Mohan. “What’s the issue with Sekaran?”
Mohan gripped the wheel tighter. “You need not worry. We will take care. Now you seem to have got a new lifeline — Mirnaa. You should not enter here again.”
Vikram shook his head. “I didn’t propose to her yet. I didn’t give her hope of marriage.
Before Mirnaa, it was Sekaran who gave me hope. I can’t stay silent. Just tell me.
I will finish this once and go back to Mirnaa clean.”
Mohan exhaled, eyes on the road. “Aadharsh — Sekaran’s son — wants the hint on how Sekaran cracked the business with the new method. Sekaran didn’t want to leave out your name. Aadharsh thought it could be Krish who can think this way and he planned to put an alliance with Swathi’s father-in-law to pressure Krish.
Now Swathi and Krish could not go public as the main evidence is locked with Aadharsh’s trusted men. The trusted men kidnapped that person.. The person is none other than Swathi’s husband’s gay lover — Sam . But trouble doesn’t stop there. The politician is now forcing Sekaran with his link to Sekaran’s daughter-in-law’s family and causing family issues, which worries Sekaran.”
On one side Swathi is his daughter's friend. Other side His own daughter faces issues from in laws
Vikram’s face hardened. “Let’s go there.”
Mohan glanced at him. “No, not in this state,” looking at his body — bandages, sling, bruises still yellowing his skin.
Vikram leaned forward, ignoring the sharp pain in his ribs. “I can. Let’s forget my wounds. Just let’s see where the gay lover is. We can rescue him.”
Mohan pulled over, engine idling. “Vikram, you’re not ready. This is Aadharsh. He’s ruthless.”
Vikram met his eyes. “Sekaran gave me a chance when I was thrown out like trash. I owe him. Tell me the spot. I’ll go alone if I have to.”
Mohan sighed, defeated. “Fine. But I’m coming. The hidden spot is an old warehouse on the outskirts — Aadharsh’s men have Sam there. Let’s move.”
They turned the car around, heading toward the shadows Vikram thought he had left behind.
On the other hand…
Swathi’s father — Ramanathan — sat in his study, phone pressed to his ear. He had the same intel: Aadharsh had kidnapped Sam to lock the evidence.
He called Bharath.
“One small help,” Ramanathan said. “Just recover Sam — my son-in-law’s gay lover. Aadharsh kidnapped him.”
Bharath’s voice was flat. “I can’t… Aadharsh is asking to come into his network.”
Swathi’s father: “You can partner with him after some years, but this is my daughter’s life.”
Bharath paused. Then: “Okay. I will. Just let me know the location. I will rescue him.”
Ramanathan: “Old warehouse on the outskirts. Be careful.”
Bharath hung up, grabbed his keys, and started his bike. The road ahead was dark.
Vikram — with wounds, bandages pulling tight — on his way to the hidden spot in Mohan’s car.
And similarly, Bharath on his way to the same spot. Both their goals are one: rescue Samuel.
Vikram was recovering — bandages still tight around his ribs, sling on his arm, but he could move without wincing every step. The private hospital had been a quiet sanctuary, but the outside world was pulling him back.
In Mohan’s car on the way back to the hospita after dropping Mirnaa.l, Vikram stared out the window. The city blurred past — shops, crowds, the same world that had chewed him up. He thought of Mirna — her quiet smile, her hand in his during the bad nights. He didn’t want to enter Sekaran's world. He wanted to come clean before loving her, before marrying her. No shadows, no blood.
But Sekaran was the first one who trusted him and groomed him as a token of thanks.. He needs to fix it by entering their old once, fix it for Sekaran and get back to Mirnaa..
He turned to Mohan. “What’s the issue with Sekaran?”
Mohan gripped the wheel tighter. “You need not worry. We will take care. Now you seem to have got a new lifeline — Mirnaa. You should not enter here again.”
Vikram shook his head. “I didn’t propose to her yet. I didn’t give her hope of marriage.
Before Mirnaa, it was Sekaran who gave me hope. I can’t stay silent. Just tell me.
I will finish this once and go back to Mirnaa clean.”
Mohan exhaled, eyes on the road. “Aadharsh — Sekaran’s son — wants the hint on how Sekaran cracked the business with the new method. Sekaran didn’t want to leave out your name. Aadharsh thought it could be Krish who can think this way and he planned to put an alliance with Swathi’s father-in-law to pressure Krish.
Now Swathi and Krish could not go public as the main evidence is locked with Aadharsh’s trusted men. The trusted men kidnapped that person.. The person is none other than Swathi’s husband’s gay lover — Sam . But trouble doesn’t stop there. The politician is now forcing Sekaran with his link to Sekaran’s daughter-in-law’s family and causing family issues, which worries Sekaran.”
On one side Swathi is his daughter's friend. Other side His own daughter faces issues from in laws
Vikram’s face hardened. “Let’s go there.”
Mohan glanced at him. “No, not in this state,” looking at his body — bandages, sling, bruises still yellowing his skin.
Vikram leaned forward, ignoring the sharp pain in his ribs. “I can. Let’s forget my wounds. Just let’s see where the gay lover is. We can rescue him.”
Mohan pulled over, engine idling. “Vikram, you’re not ready. This is Aadharsh. He’s ruthless.”
Vikram met his eyes. “Sekaran gave me a chance when I was thrown out like trash. I owe him. Tell me the spot. I’ll go alone if I have to.”
Mohan sighed, defeated. “Fine. But I’m coming. The hidden spot is an old warehouse on the outskirts — Aadharsh’s men have Sam there. Let’s move.”
They turned the car around, heading toward the shadows Vikram thought he had left behind.
On the other hand…
Swathi’s father — Ramanathan — sat in his study, phone pressed to his ear. He had the same intel: Aadharsh had kidnapped Sam to lock the evidence.
He called Bharath.
“One small help,” Ramanathan said. “Just recover Sam — my son-in-law’s gay lover. Aadharsh kidnapped him.”
Bharath’s voice was flat. “I can’t… Aadharsh is asking to come into his network.”
Swathi’s father: “You can partner with him after some years, but this is my daughter’s life.”
Bharath paused. Then: “Okay. I will. Just let me know the location. I will rescue him.”
Ramanathan: “Old warehouse on the outskirts. Be careful.”
Bharath hung up, grabbed his keys, and started his bike. The road ahead was dark.
Vikram — with wounds, bandages pulling tight — on his way to the hidden spot in Mohan’s car.
And similarly, Bharath on his way to the same spot. Both their goals are one: rescue Samuel.
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